CFTC to Host Cryptocurrency CEO Forum to Discuss Digital Asset Market Pilot Program

June 2: Binance Alpha Official Announcement. The participation requirements for the second round of the RateX (RTX) airdrop have been released. To join, users must hold a minimum of 240 Alpha points. Entry into this event costs 15 points upfront, and this required point amount decreases by 5 points every minute. The event launched today at 3:00 PM.

June 2. The focal point has shifted from straightforward U.S.-Iran negotiations to a deeper fight for strategic control. Reports indicate the U.S. is pressing Oman—long a neutral intermediary—to pick a side between Washington and Tehran, even asking Oman to cut diplomatic ties with Iran. Iran, in turn, has once again signaled it could blockade both the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait. Though Trump said a deal could be reached within a week, the U.S. and Iran have materially mismatched expectations for what such a deal would entail, meaning regional risk remains unresolved. Another key thread emerging from Japan: Even after deploying a record ￥11.73 trillion in single-month foreign exchange (FX) intervention, the yen has again edged toward the 160 level, and Japan’s finance minister has reiterated that additional intervention is available at any time. The takeaway: Major economies are now simultaneously grappling with capital outflow pressure and FX stability, and the p

As of June 2nd, market data shows that SK Hynix—previously surging on AI-related hype—plunged over 10% within three hours during today’s early trading. Amid intensifying bull-and-bear battles in the market, Bitget has rolled out stock contracts for three top Korean stocks: Samsung, SK Hynix, and Hyundai, spanning the semiconductor memory, consumer electronics, and autonomous driving sectors respectively. All these contracts are settled in USDT, support up to 20x leverage, and allow investors to flexibly capitalize on market opportunities. For full details, please visit Bitget’s official platform.

Per Hupzy’s monitoring, on June 2, the UXLINK attacker is laundering stolen funds: swapping 92 WBTC (valued at roughly $6.4 million) for approximately 3,248 ETH, and depositing 1,500 ETH into Tornado Cash.

June 2, security firm SlowMist issued a security alert detecting an ongoing npm supply chain attack targeting packages related to @redhat-cloud-services. More than 31 affected packages have been confirmed, with roughly 11,600 weekly downloads. Over 300 GitHub repositories have had their credentials compromised. The attack tactics are highly similar to the previous "Shai-Hulud" npm attack, involving credential theft, creation of malicious repositories, and automated secret leakage. New suspicious repositories continue to emerge, indicating the attack remains active and developers are being continuously infected. Potential threats include GitHub/npm token theft, exposure of AWS/GCP/Azure cloud credentials, collection of SSH keys and Kubernetes secrets, leakage of local environment and wallet data, creation of malicious repositories, persistent operations, and even potentially destructive behavior after token revocation. It is recommended to immediately remove or downgrade versions of th

Per HTX market data, Bitcoin dipped below the $70,000 mark on June 2nd for the first time in 56 days, posting a 3.97% decline over the 24-hour period leading up to this update.